DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP AND STEERS. 1 87 



EXPLANATION OE TABLES. 



The tables given on pages 188-189 contain the figures repre- 

 senting the chemical composition, or percentages of nutrients in 

 the foods used in each experiment; also the composition of the 

 feces for each sheep, and the heat of combustion for the foods 

 and feces. The percentages given are on the same moisture 

 bases as the figures given in the tables which follow. The tables 

 on pages 190-191 contain the same data as the above relating 

 to the steers. 



The table on page 192 gives the total amount of food con- 

 sumed by each sheep for each experiment and the feces excreted, 

 also the time covered by the experiments. 



The table on page 193 contains the percentage of each nutrient 

 digested or the digestive coefficients for each sheep. 



The table on page 194 gives the amount of food consumed by 

 each steer and the feces excreted for each experiment. 



The table on page 195 gives the digestion coefficients obtained 

 for each steer. 



In the tables on pages 196-197 are given a summary of the 

 coefficients obtained in the experiments described in this bulletin. 

 In the Station reports for 1897 and 1900 will be found summary- 

 tables giving all digestion coefficients which have been obtained 

 at this Station previously. 



The tables given on page 198 contain the average coefficients 

 obtained for both sheep and steers on the different feed stuffs 

 and mixtures, used in the experiments made to compare their 

 digestive capacities. 



The table on page 199 contains the coefficients obtained with 

 the steers alone on mixtures of hay, corn meal and gluten meal. 



The description of each experiment follows the tables on pages 

 199 and following : 



